Two people were killed and two others were injured Monday in a crash in Scurry County, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a media release.
The crash investigation is ongoing, the DPS said in the Tuesday media release.
The three-car crash happened at 9:05 p.m. Monday on U.S. Highway 180 west of Snyder at County Road 264.
The DPS preliminary investigation revealed that a 2022 Peterbilt truck tractor towing a 2012 Dragon box semi-trailer was traveling west on U.S. 180, the DPS said.
A 2018 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck was also going west on U.S. 180, the DPS said. At the same time, a 2024 International truck was approaching east on the highway, heading toward both of the other vehicles.
The driver of the International truck, Sid Rodriquez, 44 Snyder, swerved across the centerline of the road for reasons unknown and collided with the other two vehicles, the DPS said.
The driver of the Silverado pickup, Orlando Tello, 32 of Lamesa, and the passenger, Silvia Lemon, 59 of Lamesa, were pronounced dead on the crash scene, the DPS said.
Scurry County Justice of the Peace Joe Lay pronounced Tello dead at 10:45 p.m. and Lemon dead at 10:46 p.m., the DPS said. It is unknown if the driver was wearing a seatbelt. The passenger was not.
Rodriguez suffered serious bodily injury and was transported to UMC Lubbock for treatment, the DPS said.
A passenger in the International truck, Aleshia Lucero, 41 of Lamesa was seriously injured and transported to Hendrick Medical Center for treatment, the DPS said. It’s unknown if Rodriguez was wearing a seatbelt. Lucero was not.
The driver of the Peterbilt truck tractor, John Chisum, 45, of Snyder, was not injured, the DPS said. He was wearing a seatbelt.
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